The Break
Soul Asylum
(Dave Pirner)

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From: Tone M


Intro: A D

G (320003@1)                C (x32010@1)     G (320003@1)     C (x32010@1)     G (320003@1)     DCandy (xx0232@1)coated cannibalistic news flashed across the screen
       G (320003@1)                   C (x32010@1)            GStay (320003@1)tuned we'll define what's wrong and what's right
       C (x32010@1)     G (320003@1)     DWhat's (xx0232@1)obscure and what's obscene

       C (x32010@1)                   DAnd (xx0232@1)the fat cat laughs as you lose your last chance
       G (320003@1)                   CAs (x32010@1)his pants split right down the seam

       G (320003@1)            DBut (xx0232@1)if I ever get my break for God's sake
C (x32010@1)                   GI'm (320003@1)gonna make my break clean
       C (x32010@1)            D (xx0232@1)                   G (320003@1)                   CYes (x32010@1)I may be a dirty old man by the time I can beat down this dirty old scene
       G (320003@1)            DBut (xx0232@1)if I ever get my break
       C (x32010@1)            GI'm (320003@1)gonna make my break clean

A (x02220@1)name="chord_xx0232@1">D

G (320003@1)                               C (x32010@1)       GI've (320003@1)got bars on my windows and lines on my face
    C (x32010@1)     G (320003@1)         DI (xx0232@1)can't compete in this race
G (320003@1)                               C (x32010@1)       GI (320003@1)don't like it when she's on the street at night
        C (x32010@1)     G (320003@1)   DShe (xx0232@1)can barely go anyplace

       C (x32010@1)            DAnd (xx0232@1)everybody wants control of her body,
           G (320003@1)                   Cand (x32010@1)I'm hoping the choice might be me

       G (320003@1)         DIf (xx0232@1)I ever get my break for God's sake,
C (x32010@1)                   GI'm (320003@1)gonna make my break clean

G (320003@1)                   DIf (xx0232@1)you ever give me a break
C (x32010@1)                   GI'm (320003@1)gonna make my break clean

Solo:
A (x02220@1)name="chord_xx0232@1">D A (x02220@1)2x 
C (x32010@1)name="chord_xx0232@1">D A (x02220@1)2x

C (x32010@1)                   D (xx0232@1)                   G (320003@1)            CShake (x32010@1)me I've painted myself in the corner of an escape artist's dream
                            DAnd (xx0232@1)you know I believe it cause I just can't leave it
G (320003@1)                        CI (x32010@1)don't really know what it means

C (x32010@1)                          DI (xx0232@1)may be buried alive or just left in the dirt
G (320003@1)                   CI'm (x32010@1)fading as fast as my jeans

G (320003@1)            DIf (xx0232@1)I ever get my break for God's sake
C (x32010@1)                   GI'm (320003@1)gonna make my break clean

Outro: A D G